Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-08
MARTINS FERRY.
d. Il. McSwords is slightly i'll.

ID. Il. McSwOrds is slightly i'll.
Mrs. Charles Craig, of Bridgeport, is the
guest of her father, j. NJ. Paul.
Mr. c. II. Carpenter, of Bridgeport, was
in the city yesterday on business.
On Wednesday night thieves broke into
James Lacy saloon and stole ST i'll money.
Mrs. James Naylor, of Bellaire, was the
guest of Mrs Harry Wetherald yesterday.
Hon. Smylie Sharm, of Mt. Pleasant,
was in the city yesterday calling on
friends.
Mr.. Wand Alexander, of Dallas, w. Va. b.,
was in the city yesterday calling on his
friends.
Christian Hess of Wheeling, was in the
city yesterday looking after his real estate
interests.
Miss Mary Keim and Miss House, of
Wheeling Island, were in the city yester-
day calling on friends.
Clark's addition people complain of a
crowd of boys who put in the Sabbath day
playing base ball on the streets and in the
commons.
Officers Murphy aud Williams were en-
gagged yesterday afternoon repairing the
floors in the city building. They did a
very good job for pair of ex-puddlers.
Mrs. y. NJ. Ong was called 10 East Liv-
erpOOl yesterday by telegram annOnnc-
ing the serious illness OF her sister, Mrs.
James Reed
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company
will probably commence laying their low
pressure, house service mains III the streets
in a short time. They are now at work on
their lines at the wells.
Yesterday afternoon DIS. Todd, Hervey
and Wagner umputatcd James Leonard ;
arm near the shoulder. 1t is thought
doubtful whether he will survive the
operation, but his chances of life are en-
HANGED by the operation.
On Saturday Henry Myers will open his
new beer garden IN Clark's addition. He
has it fitted up with pool. tables, shooting
gallery and ten pins, and will have u band
of music. George Irwin has been appoint
ell special policeman TO look after the order
of the place.
There are no doubt few places in the
MOllu "hSlC thS IloNNibboi ohio'' IVY
makes his presence more keenly felt than
in the Garden Spot. Removed as it is
from the business part of town, and being
sparsely settled, he has every opportunity
to play his pranks without fear of molesta-
ton or harm, and Is not scared into COM
parative civilization by that bOOgIbOO, the
police His latest act OF vandalism was
perpetIated on Wednesday night at the
home of Miss Davidson, who on that acca-
sion changed her name, or rather elimina-
ted from it a few letters, and became Mrs.
Davis. All the arrangements for an ele-
giant, repast, such as is the delight of news
paper men, and epicures generally, had
been prepared, and was lying in state
in an anteroOm awaiting the
performance of the ceremony which gave
the happy contractors that supreme bliss
known only in the cOnnubial state. 1t
was at this time that the small boy put in
an appearance, and apparently led by
some satanic intuition, he climbed into a
window of the room where the delicacies
were spread, and while the lovers were
being "Connubed," and their friends
anXiOusly watching for the ring, the bridal
blush, and the groomial stammer, carried
off nearly all the lucious yiands. We don't
know whether the groom swore or not but
the prOyocation was enough to make even
the preacher think things we wouldn't
like to hear him say out loud.